Name: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 40 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour; ½ cup plus one tablespoon unsweetened cocoa; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup packed light brown sugar; 4 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla; ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies taste just like brownies with powdered sugar on top, only in cookie form! They’re easy to make, but you do need an hour or so of chill time, so be sure to plan ahead when making these chewy, chocolate cookies.

Total 1 hour 25 minutes

Serves 40 cookies

Desserts

American

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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

At Christmas time, I am all about the cookies. But not just at Christmas, I love cookies any time of year. These chocolate crinkle cookies, however, seem to really fit the holiday season. After all, they are covered in “snow”!

stack of chocolate snow cookies

Ingredients you’ll need to make Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

This is a really easy cookie recipe. If you love brownies, you will definitely love these cookies.

ingredients for chocolate brownie snow cookies

Dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, salt
Wet ingredients: granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, unsalted butter
Topping: powdered sugar

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Baking Tips:

Be sure to place cookies 2-inches apart on baking sheets as they double in size while baking.
Let the cookies rest and cool so they will set up. Otherwise they may fall apart when you pick them up warm.

How to Make Chocolate Crinkle Snow Cookies

If you’d like to give these deliciously chewy chocolate snow cookies a go, mix up the batter according to the printable instructions below. The batter will be a similar consistency to brownie batter.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a mixer beat both sugars, eggs and vanilla on high speed until light and airy.

steps for making cookie dough

Add melted butter and beat until well combined.
Gradually add flour mixture and mix well. The batter will be a similar consistency to brownie batter.

mixing up cookie batter

Cover batter with plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours to firm up.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line insulated baking sheets with parchment paper.
From the dough, make one-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.

rolling cookies in sugar

Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over bake. They will appear a bit glossy on top, so don’t be tempted to bake much longer.
Remove from oven and cool on pan 4-5 minutes then carefully transfer cookies to cooling rack to cool completely. Cookies will be chewy.

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